Release Date: Thursday, January 26, 2017
Atlanta – The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) recently released the revised public health assessment (PHA) of the health effects of exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) found in the drinking water at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
Release Date: Wednesday, January 04, 2017
(Atlanta)-- The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) invites the public to hear from the scientists who conducted public health activities to understand the impact of exposure to contaminated drinking water at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. The scientists will discuss these public health activities during a 5 p.m. special session, followed by a public meeting at 6 p.m. on January 21, 2017, in Jacksonville, NC. The Community Assistance Panel (CAP) meeting also will take place on January 21 at 9:00 a.m.; that meeting is also open to the public. Representatives from the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) will be present at the meetings to answer questions about the VA programs for those exposed at Camp Lejeune.
Release Date: Tuesday, May 03, 2016
Atlanta – Today the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released preliminary findings from the revised public health assessment (PHA) of the health effects of exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) found in the drinking water at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
Release Date: Monday, September 21, 2015
ATLANTA — Results from a study conducted by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) suggest that male breast cancer might be associated with being stationed at Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base in North Carolina and military housing exposure to the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) perchloroethylene (PCE), t-1, 2 dichloroethylene (DCE), and vinyl chloride in drinking water at the base. However, the findings of this study were based on small numbers of cases, and modeled levels of exposure, so should be interpreted with caution.
Release Date: Friday, November 21, 2014
ATLANTA-- A study by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry suggests that adverse birth outcomes might be associated with women’s exposure during pregnancy to the volatile organic compounds (VOCs), perchloroethylene (PCE), trichloroethylene (TCE), and benzene in drinking water at the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base.
Release Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2014
ATLANTA- A study into the deaths of full-time civilian workers employed at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, from 1973 to 1985 found that the workers faced health risks due to contaminated water. The study, released today by researchers at the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, found that the workers were at an elevated risk to develop kidney cancer, leukemia, prostate cancer, rectal cancer and Parkinson’s disease.
Release Date: Monday, August 13, 2012
Chemicals found in the groundwater of the Milford Hills and Milford Terrace neighborhoods in Salisbury, NC, are not at levels to cause health concerns, says the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in a final health consultation released today.
Release Date: Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Chemicals found in the groundwater of the Milford Hills and Milford Terrace subdivisions in Salisbury, NC, do not appear to come from nearby industrial facilities, nor are they expected to be at levels that cause health concerns, says the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in a health consultation released today for public comment.
Release Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2011
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry will hold a public information forum about its ongoing activities at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune on Wednesday, July 20 at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Release Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
The Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR) begins this week a health survey regarding diseases that may be associated with chemical exposures related to water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
Release Date: Tuesday, June 12, 2007
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) concludes in its analyses of the Tarawa Terrace drinking water system, at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, that former Marines and their families who lived in Tarawa Terrace family housing units during the period November 1957 through February 1987, received drinking water contaminated with tetrachloroethylene (PCE).
Release Date: Monday, June 04, 2007
People living near the Blue Ridge Plating site in Arden, NC, are not at risk for health effects because they do not come in contact with site-related chemicals, says a report released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). The report recommends, however, that individuals stay off the property to eliminate any chance of exposure.
Release Date: Monday, March 19, 2007
Exposure to site-related chemicals are not expected to cause harmful health effects to those living near the Blue Ridge Plating site in Arden, NC, says a report released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). This is because the general public does not come in contact with chemicals from this site.
Release Date: Thursday, February 22, 2007
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) evaluated air surrounding two asphalt facilities in Salisbury, N.C; the agency concluded that during a four month period in 2001 the air generally did not pose a health hazard. However, some levels of particles released from the facilities were above regulatory standards and could have caused respiratory irritation to asthmatics and other sensitive individuals.
Release Date: Thursday, May 18, 2006
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released two reports in April revealing the public health implications of exposure to surface soil and groundwater surrounding the Sigmon’s Septic Tank Site in Statesville, N.C. The soil report says there is no apparent public health hazard to people who come in contact with surrounding surface soil. The water report found lead, but the levels were so low that they were not considered to be a health concern.
Release Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2006
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will host a public availability session on March 27 to present the findings of cancer incidence for the Salisbury, N.C., area.
Release Date: Friday, February 10, 2006
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry says the Ram Leather Care Site in Charlotte, N.C., once a public health hazard because of contaminated water, is now classified as an indeterminate public health hazard, meaning that critical information is lacking to establish the current level of hazard.
Release Date: Friday, December 02, 2005
Scientists from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will host an open house Monday, Dec. 5 from 6-8 p.m. concerning the Sigmon’s Septic Tank Site in Statesville, N.C. The public and interested persons are encouraged to visit any time during these two hours to talk one-on-one with ATSDR representatives about any health concerns regarding this site.
Release Date: Friday, October 28, 2005
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) today released the report of an expert panel of independent scientists who evaluated ATSDR's computer models of past Camp Lejeune, N.C., water resources and drinking water distribution system.
Release Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2005
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released its public comment version of the public health assessment about exposures to chemicals in the water supply near the Ram Leather Care site in Charlotte, NC.
Release Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Exposure to site-related contaminants in fish or soil could increase the risk of harmful health effects from the Ward Transformer site in Raleigh, N.C., finds the public health assessment released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
Release Date: Thursday, March 17, 2005
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will convene a review panel to evaluate the agency's water modeling and field data gathering efforts at the U.S. Marine Corps Base at Camp Lejeune, N.C. The meeting will be held March 28 and 29 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and will be open to the public.
Release Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2005
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will convene a review panel to evaluate the agency's water modeling and field data gathering efforts at the U.S. Marine Corps Base at Camp Lejeune, N.C. The meeting will be held March 28 and 29 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and will be open to the public.
Release Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2004
The Office of Science of the National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR) will convene an expert panel to explore opportunities for conducting additional human health studies of people previously exposed to contaminated drinking water at the U.S. Marine Corps Base at Camp Lejeune, N.C. The panel will also provide scientific input on the feasibility and usefulness of conducting these studies. The meeting will be held Feb. 17 and 18, 2005, and will be open to the public.
Release Date: Monday, November 08, 2004
Exposure to site-related contaminants in fish or soil could increase the risk of harmful health effects from the Ward Transformer site in Raleigh, N.C., says the public health assessment released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). The document will be available for public review and comment through Dec. 27.
ATSDR representatives will be available to discuss these findings with community members at an availability session sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Nov. 16 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Morrisville Commerce Building, 260 Town Hall Drive, Suite A, Morrisville, N.C.
Release Date: Wednesday, February 04, 2004
A public health assessment on the Reasor Chemical Company site in Castle Hayne, N.C., has been issued by ATSDR for public review and comment through March 12.
Release Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2003
A public health consultation on the Weyerhaeuser Pulp and Paper Mill site in Plymouth, N.C., has been issued by ATSDR for public review. On the basis of lack of data, the agency has categorized the Weyerhaeuser site as an indeterminate public health hazard.
Release Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2003
The Progress Report on the Camp Lejeune, NC water contamination survey has been released. A follow-on study to review the medical records of 103 cases of specific birth defects and childhood cancers and a water modeling study are planned.
Release Date: Thursday, March 13, 2003
ATSDR will hold a public availability session on March 18 in Wilmington, N.C. to discuss community health concerns related to the Reasor Chemical Co. site in Castle Hayne, N.C.
Release Date: Thursday, May 23, 2002
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has released the final version of its public health assessment for the Davis Park Road TCE (trichloroethene) site in Gastonia, North Carolina.
Release Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2002
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today announced the availability of the public comment version of its health assessment for the Barber Orchard site in Waynesville, North Carolina.
ATSDR prepared the public health assessment to evaluate the potential for environmental contaminants from the site to cause harm to human health. The agency conducted a thorough evaluation of available environmental monitoring data and examined possible ways people might come into contact with contaminants. ATSDR determined that the primary contaminants of concern at the site are arsenic and lead in surface soil and pesticides in groundwater.
Release Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2002
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has released the final version of its public health assessment for the Davis Park Road TCE (trichloroethene) site in Gastonia, North Carolina.
ATSDR reviewed available data for the site and determined that the Davis Park Road TCE site poses no public health concerns at this time. Residents are no longer drinking contaminated water, and levels of contaminants in the soil are too low to cause illness.
ATSDR has, however, recommended that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continue monitoring the groundwater at the site to confirm that contamination levels are decreasing.
Release Date: Thursday, April 18, 2002
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) today announced the release of the public comment version of its public health assessment for the Davis Park Road TCE (trichloroethene) site in Gastonia, North Carolina.
ATSDR reviewed available data for the site and concluded that the Davis Park Road TCE site poses no public health concerns at this time. Residents are no longer drinking contaminated water, and levels of contaminants in the soil are too low to cause illness.
ATSDR has however recommended that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continue monitoring the groundwater at the site to confirm that contamination levels are decreasing.
Release Date: Monday, March 25, 2002
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) today announced the release of the public comment version of its public health assessment for the Davis Park Road TCE (trichloroethene) site in Gastonia, North Carolina.
ATSDR reviewed available data for the site and concluded that the Davis Park Road TCE site poses no public health concerns at this time. Residents are no longer drinking contaminated water, and levels of contaminants in the soil are too low to cause illness.
ATSDR has however recommended that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continue monitoring the groundwater at the site to confirm that contamination levels are decreasing.
Release Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2002
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) today announced the release of the public comment version of its public health assessment for the Davis Park Road TCE (trichloroethene) site in Gastonia, North Carolina.
Release Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2001
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today announced that the agency will hold a public availability session in Waynesville, North Carolina, to hear from residents of the community about their health concerns related to the Barber Orchard site and to talk with residents about future agency activities related to the site.
Release Date: Monday, October 15, 2001
No public health hazards were found for nearby residents of the Carolina Solite Corporation facility in Albermarle, NC
Release Date: Friday, October 05, 2001
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of U.S. Department Health and Human Services, today released the second of two public health assessments for the Carolina Solite Corp. in Albermarle, N.C.
Release Date: Friday, October 05, 2001
ATSDR today released the second of two public health assessments for the Carolina Solite Corp. in Albermarle, N.C.
Release Date: Thursday, February 01, 2001
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced today the availability of the final version of its health assessment for the Georgia-Pacific Corporation Hardwood Sawmill site in Washington County, North Carolina.
Release Date: Friday, August 25, 2000
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - also known as A-T-S-D-R - will hold an Open House on August 25th for residents living near the North Belmont P-C-E Site in Belmont, North Carolina.
Release Date: Friday, August 18, 2000
ATSDR announced today the release of its draft health consultation for the North Belmont PCE site. The PCE site is located in a residential area of North Belmont and was added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Priorities List (NPL) in April, 1999, because of contaminated groundwater caused by chemicals which are believed to have come from two dry-cleaning establishments in the area.